Unit 4 Vocab

Question 1

Vitriolic

Answer 1

Adj
Filled with bitter criticism or malice

Question 2

Acquiesce

Answer 2

Verb
Accept something reluctantly but without protest

Question 3

Virtuoso

Answer 3

Noun
A person highly skilled in music or another artistic pursuit

Question 4

Acrimony

Answer 4

Noun
Bitterness or ill feeling

Question 5

Vicissitude

Answer 5

Noun
A change of circumstances or fortune, typically one that is unwelcome or unpleasant

Question 6

Aesthetic

Answer 6

Adj and Noun
Concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty

Question 7

Aggrandize

Answer 7

Verb
Increase the power, status, or wealth of; enhance the reputation of someone

Question 8

Acerbic

Answer 8

Noun
(especially of a comment or style of speaking) Sharp and forthright; tasting sour or bitter

Question 9

Adulterant

Answer 9

Verb
Render (something) poorer in quality by adding another substance, typically an inferior one

Question 10

Vestige

Answer 10

Noun
a trace of something that is disappearing or no longer exists

Question 11

Verisimilitude

Answer 11

Noun
The appearance of being true or real

Question 12

Verdant

Answer 12

Adj
(of the countryside) green with grass or other rich vegetation; of bright green color of lush grass